Washing device



Patented. ma 6, 1921..

m mww INVENTOR ATTORNEY wrmmm ALBERT H. STRUVE, 01E JPOGA'IELLO, IDAHO.

WASHING DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 6, 1921.

Application filed November 8, 1920. Serial No. 422,667.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that T, ALBERT H. STR VE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pocatello, in the county of Bannock and State of Idaho, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bath room at tachment, the principal oabject of the invention being to automatically mix soap and the like with the bath water as the water passes to the spray brush or nozzle. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide means for regulating both the amount of water and the amount of soap passing from the attachment.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction .and in the combination andarrangement of the several.

parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed claims.

In describing my invention in detail, re f- I pressure enters the upper crence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device.

Fig. 2 is a-section on line 2-2 of Fi 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of ig. 1 In these views 1 indicates a cylindrical container, threaded thereon and the container is divided into two chambers by this partition having the outlet nozzle 4 and the nipple 5. A rubber bulb 6 adapted to contain liquid soap or the like has its mouth connected with one end of the nozzle 4:, said bulb being inone chamber and an outlet pipe 7 is located inthe other chamber and has its end secured to the outer end of the nozzle 4. This chamber also has located therein the curved water pipe 8, which has one end connected with the nipple 5. A valve 9 is located in the pipe 7 and the stem 10 of this valve passes to the exterior of the container where it is provided with a handle 11. A valve 12 is located in the water pipe 8 and the stem 13 of this valve passes to the exterior of the container and is provided with a handle 14. The cap or cover .2 at the bottom is provided with the nipple 15 for receiving the water tube which conveys the out in the appended which has the end covers 2 screw and the tube which leads it the partition 3,

' water from the device to the spray brush or similar device. The pipe 7 has its lower end extending into the nipple so as to deliver the soap to the water as the same is passing from the container, pipe being located a distance above the bottom of the container. Y

Cap 2 has screw threaded engagement with the upper end of the container. This cap is made large enough to form a chamber to receive a cake of soap or the like, the cake being supported by means of a screen the outlet end of the water 2 which rests on the upper end of the container and is held'in place by a shoulder on the cap.

Water is supplied to the device through the branch pipe 16 which leads. the water into the two chambers of the device as shown. The flow of water through this pipe 16 can be controlled by means of the-valve 17. By manipulating this valve water can be made to enter lower chamber as desired.

It will be seen that as the water under part of the container it will act bulb so as to force the soap therein through the pipe 7, the amount of soap passing through said pipe being controlled by valve 9. The water will pass through pipe 8,,its passage therethrough being controlled by the valve 12 and will pass from the lower end of the container through the nipple 15 to the spray brush. This water will be mixed with the soap so that a mixture of soa and water will be delivered from the brush.

The water in the upper chamber coming in contact with the cake of soap in=the cap 2' will dissolve the soap so that the water passing through pi e 8 will also contain a quantity of soap. f it is desired to use the device without the soap this can be done by moving valve 17 to cause the water to pass into the lower chamber 50 that this water will flow direct to the spray device and will be free of soap. It will be understood that a cake of soap can be placed in the cap 2' and used with the liquid soap or either the cake of soap or the liguid soap can be dispensed with, as desire llt is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may to compress the rubber make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a container, a partition in said container dividing the same into two chambers, a compressible receptacle in one chamber sup ported by the partition, means for introducing liquid into said chamber, an outlet pipe in the other chamber and in communication with said receptacle, an outlet nipple connected with the last mentioned chamber, a water pipe in said other chamber in communication with the upper chamber, valves in said pipes and means for controlling the valves from the exterior of the casing.

2. A device of the class described comprising a container having a partition therein dividing the same into upper and lower chambers, a compressible receptacle in the upper chamber, in outlet pipe in the lower chamber and in communication with said receptacle, a pipe connecting the upper chamber with the lower part of the lower chamber, a branch supply pipe having its ends connected with the two chambers and a .valve in said pipe for directing the water to either chamber.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ALBERT H. STRUVE. 

